Bil'in, Gaza
Bil'in was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 8, 1948, under Operation An-Far. It was located 39 km northeast of Gaza and the village contained two wells which supplied it with drinking water.
Bil'in
بعلين | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Balin, from personal name | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bil'in, Gaza (click the buttons) | |
Bil'in Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′20″N 34°49′11″E | |
| Palestine grid | 132/121 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | Not known |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,036 dunams (8.036 km2 or 3.103 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 180 |
| Current Localities | Qedma |
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